Primo’s Café & Deli, a café and diner serving Italian food and freshly roasted coffee, is set to open at 2057 Ridge Road in downtown Homewood, the former location of Redbird Cafe. Scott Donkel owns Primo’s and The Ridgewood, the bar in the adjacent storefront. He and his daughter, Amy Donkel-Rohne,[Read More…]
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Her Closet Boutique celebrates its 30 years in business
Her Closet Boutique, an upscale women’s clothing store that sells clothing, jewelry and handbags in Cherry Creek Shopping Center in Homewood, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary. Throughout May, the boutique is having sales to commemorate the milestone. Her Closet Boutique has new clothing, but much of the clothing is sold[Read More…]
Homewood trustees approve increase in TIF benefits for Homewood Brewing project
Unforeseen permitting costs and rising construction costs were cited by village officials as the reasons for increasing benefits for Homewood Brewing Company from $970,000 to $1.7 million over the next two decades. The craft brewery and restaurant is under construction at 18225 Dixie Highway. Trustees approved the amended redevelopment agreement[Read More…]
Royalty King Cleaners opens its doors, offers free suits
The blue ribbon was cut for Royalty King Cleaners, a dry-cleaning service in the Cherry Creek shopping center in Homewood, on Wednesday, April 19. The ribbon cutting marked the changing of ownership to Wileena Joseph. Royalty King Cleaners is offering free suits to anyone who comes in and asks for[Read More…]
Homewood officials OK mortgage release to ease development of former Vice District location
At the village board meeting Tuesday, April 11, village trustees joined by Mayor Hofeld approved the release of a $20,000 mortgage to facilitate sale and redevelopment of the vacant commercial property at 18027-18029 Dixie Highway formerly occupied by Vice District Brewery. Through the arrangement, Chase Bank agrees to release its[Read More…]
Parks Pastries moving to former location of Pearson’s Bakery
Parks Pastries Bakery & Café is moving from Homewood’s downtown business district to the Southgate Shopping Area in Homewood, according to the company website. Both the new and old locations are currently not open to the public, but the company is still taking orders by phone and on its website.[Read More…]
Homewood takes step toward selling 2066 Ridge Road to new developer
Homewood trustees took a preliminary step on Tuesday, Jan. 10, toward selling the building at 2066 Ridge Road. A new developer has proposed to purchase and redevelop the property after an initial offer from Third Coast Developers did not work out, according to Village Manager Napoleon Haney. The board approved[Read More…]
Stacks and stones: Bookie’s to reopen with Rockshop records and rocks
Bookie’s is back, the Rock Shop is ready, and the new combination book/rocks/record store, informally dubbed “stacks and stones” by the partners in the venture, is set to open Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 18019 Dixie Highway in Homewood. The Rock Shop, co-owned by Laura Bruni and Craig Frank, held a[Read More…]
Homewood trustees approve $850,000 in startup assistance for Stoney Point Grill
The owner of Stoney Point Grill told the Homewood Board of Trustees on Oct. 25 that the restaurant, which will anchor the Hartford Building under construction in downtown Homewood, could bring 30 to 40 jobs to town. James Burke said he has owned Stoney Point Grill in Mokena for 17[Read More…]
Homewood makes progress in redeveloping vacant bowling alley, retail site
Homewood trustees approved a settlement agreement on Oct. 25 with the owner of the building at 3055 183rd St. that formerly housed Brunswick Zone bowling alley and Big Lots store. As part of the settlement, the village now owns the building. Brunswick Zone bowling alley closed early in January 2015, not[Read More…]
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